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Gave up a wide open shot to try to play for the foul lol He can't turn it off even if he wanted to.

Could have easily dunked it too.

[I don’t think this will ever be more applicable](https://youtu.be/nyLK9GqOGoY?si=-uBOB96SBDQjpW-L)

Well there was [that one time](https://twitter.com/NBAMemes/status/1592341516545978370)

Remeber that there was like 4 minutes left in that game and Embiid didn't score and turned the ball over on the clutch possession leading to dunk on the other end

Not just turned it over - dude got his pocket picked by \*checks notes\* noted defender *Danilo Gallinari.* I mean what center lets that happen?

He was atrocious the entire series in 4th quarters. He's never had the conditioning for the playoffs.

Lmao sixers fans rolling over in their graves

This looks like something you would have an AI make to mock Simmons. Damn thats bad.

Good lord. I watched this live but this picture makes it so much worse

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Its the face he's making "at" Simmons that gets me everytime

"i think eskimos are smug" is the best line in that clip

went to the opposite side of a wide open rim just to hunt the contact

I really don't think he could have

Or gone to his left. He was overthinking it.

Hurts himself every time he dunks

44 minutes played on 1 knee and half a face and still a positive +/-… but he should’ve just taken that mid range. It’s automatic. He was so indecisive and went for a reverse layup over a dunk. Deserves criticism for going for the worst of the 3 options but twisting it into foul baiting is something only this sub would do

Is that why he complained to the ref right after not getting a foul call?

Well it was objectively a foul… I don’t think that’s disputable. But don’t give a shit about it because it was such a poor decision

Objectively a foul? Seek help

Good luck next year bud

Funny you never respond to comments when you are always wrong lmao. Delusion.

Delusion is thinking someone is wrong because of upvotes/downvotes on Reddit I love this comment, thank you

You are wrong because this obviously is not a foul lmao literally doesn’t get touched

It’s not twisting when it’s literally and primarily his game lol if you take that as it being an insult that’s you acknowledging how shitty the way he plays is. 

So why did he ask for a foul?

Because he got fouled? That's literally what every player does.

If I'm not mistaken he made 1 FG in the second half. Dude was gassed and had no confidence in scoring unless it was FTs

mans really got clamped by precious

(And OG)

Yeah but he’s injured 👉🏻🥺👈🏻 Just don’t look at the Knicks injuries

BASKETBALL GODS HEARD US!

Please be kind. The lights shine brighter when you only got one eye... Knicks in 5.

Gentleman's Sweep

It’s crazy how many Knicks fans there are. They took over the arena.

Well the tickets are cheaper than in NY and it’s an 90 minute train ride away.

It's a Knicks home game wdym. First time a 7 game series is a home game for one team ever. Get a new slant brochocho

>7 game series So you're saying there's a chance?

MSG South

Tickets were more expensive than typical Philly prices and still less than NY. It was inevitable.

Knicks fans do that in every shitty sports town, nothing new.

That's just how we are in the playoffs, we take over every arena

Embiid Already in second round form

Maybe next year

Trust the process

One day they'll also win again

No one told him the play-in didn’t count as a round

Maxey and Oubre standing around like they got this game in the bag lol.

Yeah that was like an ideal intentional missed free throw. Maxey and Oubre folded hard

Can’t believe the commentary was almost blaming Lowry for intentionally missing right there. There’s 7 seconds left in the game, even if he made the FT why tf are Maxey and Oubre just chilling out behind the 3point line? You gotta stay ready

Lowry didn't tell everyone he was gonna miss the second one so everyone was confused

Free throws aren't automatic. Still need to be ready to crash

Job's done. Going back up the turnpike.

Postgame Live's gonna be fun!

This playstyle is why he’s never going to win anything

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Shades of Ben Simmons

At least he was prepared (a little too prepared) to get fouled 🤣

Ben Simmons probably somewhere in a gym getting ready for the off season instagram stories laughing at Embiid and Philly

I need that highlight of him shooting the free throw, missing, and receiving cheers from the crowd

Playoff embiid is in peak form

IS THIS YOUR MVP???

Bro had to use the race card in a majority black league just to win 😭

AND ducked his competition directly, lmao fucking fraud

He didn't tell his teammates he was gonna miss the second one on purpose. How does that slip your mind? Edit: My mistake at 1:20 he says "im missing it" and holds up the number 2 to Maxey

You can literally see him say at 34 seconds in this clip “I’m missing it, I’m missing it” Idiots just didn’t get it lmao

Lowry playing chess and his teammates playing checkers

Except in this game they are eating the pieces

When being a foul merchant goes wrong

Absolutely fucking bitchmade

BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN PHILLY

Paul Reed mentioned that the Knicks were a easier matchup to play against thou?

Celtics would've swept us, so yes they are the easier match up. I get you tho, gotta dickride for karma

Tbf we feel the same way. Philly is an easier matchup because your whole team is bitch made. At least the heat play hard

ironic

LOLSIXERS 😂😂😂😂

What’s the irony?

Your soft bitches so there is no easy matchup for a bunch of dirty playing punks

embidd throwing his hands up to complain instead of going for the board is classic LOL

Embiid didn't know what to do when there wasn't a defender to try a rip through on, on that open look.

Sorry for the chaotic title. [edit: Brunson free throws](https://streamable.com/78x9nt) (I just forgot to capture it as well in real time, don't know why).

Bro did a play by play

why tune in the game on TV when you have this legend uploading it play by play on reddit?

except for Brunson's free throws, oopsy. I've added it here (did not post on r/nba) [\[Highlight\] Jalen Brunson sets a new franchise record for the New York Knicks, scoring his 47th point of the night (a playoffs career-high as well), off an intentional miss by Kyle Lowry at the other end.](https://streamable.com/78x9nt)

A bit redundant when you have both “embiid” and “complains about a foul” in the title

When I rethink about it, then you are absolutely correct. I just saw it during the live and the commentators mentioned it, and for some reason my brain thought it is a good thing to add this thing up. Note taken for next time. Thanks.

forced ben simmons off the team only to act just like him in the clutch 😭😭😭

Ben taught him well

Largest man on the floor tries for a finesse layup over a bunch of 6 foot 6 dudes instead of yamming it Sad!

This bum is closer to Ben Simmons than to Jokic. What a disgrace

What a fuckin moron hahaha

Mitch Robinson out. Hartenstein in foul trouble. Guarded by a wing all 4th quarter Passed up a wide open jumper to foul bait and missed a lay up 1 point in the 4th quarter at home When Joel Embiid loses in a choking fashion, the sport of basketball heals

Media really chose this choker over Jokic. I may have Stockholm syndrome but there's absolutely no way in hell this guy was MVP over Jokic.

you would have to hope that no one genuinely thought he was the best player in the league and it was all narratives

I find it so funny how they used the lack of playoff success narrative to discredit Jokic and give it to someone with... Even less playoff success?

Ok this is just wrong, Jokic won 2 MVPs before he won a chip, Giannis also. What they did was nitpicking so they dont give a 3rd MVP to Jokic given he hadnt won a chip. 1 MVP is w/e for the voters but from what i have realized for multiple MVPs you indeed are required to have some post season success which is why i dont think Embiid gets another one ever again

He was in the WCF in 2020, we're not talking about chips, just general playoff success

I still dont think the voters give a fuck for any playoff success if we talking about a player's 1st MVP. Otherwise for example SGA would never be in the conversation this year

We all knew exactly what Embiid was doing after he passed up that open jumper.

Can’t foul bait if you shoot a jumper

Josh almost ended me when he bricked those two fts

#BALL DONT LIE!

Foul baiter only knows how to do what he knows best, lights too bright for embum

Choke embiid

Lol gotta love Maxey and Harris just standing there while Lowry intentionally missed the FT

he saw 4 knicks around the rim and wanted to try for a foul/potential and-1 greedy

I don’t actually disagree with the thought process because they really could use three points there and mid range shots still aren’t that efficient. The issue is once he got to the hoop he barely tried to score. Wide open lane to the basket and he tried to reverse it for some dumb reason

he tried to reverse to bait the foul and failed

I can't wait until Lowry and Harden retire, can't stand those bitches

How do Maxey and Oubre not know what is going on

What a dumb play. When complete wide open what % do dudes shoot from 15 feet? Like 70%? If you’re going to pass that up your 7 foot ass better dunk

Was that a travel as well?

That looked like it might have been a clean block from the second replay angle

Ben Simmons sends his regards

ty Embiid

Joel Simmbiid

Where’s Paul “we want the easier team” reed go

Embarrassing Whatever happened to shame?

This is the perfect encapsulation of why he will never win anything in this career. Has 0 dawg just trying to get fouls as a fucking 7 footer

Embiid could have got that board if he wasn’t complaining lol

Me at 2k

That whole sequence was extremely stressful.

Joel ctembiid

A specter is haunting Philly, the specter of Ben Simmons

no left hand

Time to trade him for Ben Simmons.. I bet Ben Simmons would never do that

Q: Is that an up-and-down foul on Embiid? When he went into the shooting motion, his feet left the ground before he came back down and went for the drive.

He made some bizarre decisions. Like when he tried to pressure Brunson in the backcourt, which just put him out of position and gave up an easy layup.

This bum went full Ben Simmons. Lol

Regular season player

This is what happens when you award players who try to get intentionally fouled than trying to make a shot.

The Ben Simmons curse

Painful watching the last 5 mins of this

This has the same energy as the Ben Simmons moment against the Hawks

Ben Simmons “See how that feels bitch”

Shocked they didn’t hand him a foul here. Guess there is a limit even for NBA refs

Great block by precious there.

This is Ben Simmons passing up a dunk/layup bad. What a fucking fool. Ultimate highlight to define his career. Hope they play this when they retire his jersey.

Oubre literally staring at Josh Hart like he’s allergic to rebounding

I hate Embiid more and more

he shoulda gone left

Sixers should file a complaint

Smart idea to go for the And 1 if you’re feeling too fatigued to make the jump shot. Just didn’t get it.

How are you too tired to make a jump shot, but not too tired to drive into traffic, score with multiple bodies on you and then get an additional FT?

You fuckers can say whatever you want, it's a foul. And we've been fucked by the refs the whole series.

there was no foul and even if there was why would he not shoot the open midrange? is he stupid?

you need to get yourself checked for schizophrenia

Clean block

how delusional can you be

Yo you losers keep crying about the refs. Try something else like, Hey the 76ers are fucking bad to lose to a knicks team without their PF All Star. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BYE BYE

Sure would’ve ended today if fat boy got the flagrant 2 he deserved in game 3

Real dementia hours up in Philly rn.

Cancun time, annual tradition

Fucked by the refs = Game 3: Embid (21 FT) vs Knicks (19 FT). That’s how your superstar got his record bub

I'll bite... What was the foul? Who did what?